- England take on Senegal at the City Ground in Tuesday’s end-of-season friendly
- Jude Bellingham is absent from training session just 24 hours before the clash
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Jude Bellingham missed training on Monday due to a family funeral but will be available for England’s season-ending friendly against Senegal.
The 21-year-old started Saturday’s snoozefest in Barcelona as Thomas Tuchel’s side continued their winning start to World Cup qualification with a 1-0 triumph against minnows Andorra.
Bellingham was cheered on in Barcelona by girlfriend Ashlyn Castro who sat shoulder to shoulder with his mother Denise.
England round off the campaign with Tuesday’s friendly against Senegal at the City Ground in Nottingham, where Bellingham is ready to feature despite sitting out training due to a personal matter.
The Football Association said: ’24 players are out training at St. George’s Park this afternoon. Jude Bellingham is absent to attend a family funeral and will return to camp later today.’
Ollie Watkins withdrew from the camp on Friday due to a minor injury, with Bukayo Saka and Conor Gallagher left out of the 23-man squad for Andorra.
Jude Bellingham missed England’s training session on Monday to attend a family funeral
Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend was spotted in the stands on Saturday alongside his mother
Jobe Bellingham was pictured arriving in Germany ahead of his Borussia Dortmund medical
Jude’s younger brother Jobe, meanwhile, was pictured arriving in Germany on Monday ahead of his move to Borussia Dortmund.
Mail Sport reported this weekend that Dortmund will pay an initial £27.8million fee plus £4.2m in potential add-ons, and that a 15 per cent sell-on fee has been included in the deal.
The transfer is set to see Bellingham become Sunderland’s record sale, overtaking the £25m Everton paid to sign Jordan Pickford in 2017.
